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Amanpour is CNN International’s flagship global affairs interview program hosted by Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.

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What's next for Liz Cheney? Aug 17, 2022

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It was a primary with immense ramifications for the future of the Republican Party, with the perils of crossing former President Trump on full display last night in the state of Wyoming. Liz Cheney was soundly defeated by the little known – but Trump-backed – candidate Harriet Hageman. Cheney had become a rare vocal critic of the former president within her own party and is a leading member of the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. Cheney says she is “thinking” about running in the 2024 presidential election, but where does her loss leave the GOP? Former Republican congressman Joe Walsh joins the show to discuss.

Also on today's show: Iran scholar Karim Sadjadpour; economist Vicky Pryce; CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir; 17-year-old aviator Mack Rutherford, who's aiming to become the youngest person to fly solo around the world.

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Chaos in Kenya Aug 16, 2022

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William Ruto is the declared winner of Kenya’s presidential election, after edging out opposition leader Raila Odinga by an extremely narrow margin. Odinga is rejecting the results and will challenge them in court, something he’s done in the past – this is his fifth time running. Chaos erupted at the election center and in Odinga strongholds, and four of the seven electoral officials disowned the results. For more on this, Sara Sidner speaks with CNN's Larry Madowo in Kisumu.

Also on today's show: International Crisis Group's Africa Program Director Murithi Mutiga; International relations professor Oliver Stuenkel; Austrian Minister for Climate Action Leonore Gewessler.

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Special report: Afghanistan one year on Aug 15, 2022

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Today, the Taliban announced a public holiday to mark the first anniversary since their return to power in Afghanistan. As they congratulate themselves, the Afghan people may find little to rejoice, however. The Taliban is yet to run a fully functioning government, women’s rights are evaporating, and the economy took another blow today as the Biden administration announced it won’t be releasing billions of dollars of frozen Afghan assets any time soon. It’s a life or death situation for many Afghans who face malnutrition, and the United Nations is warning that half the population faces acute food insecurity. Today, we take a closer look at the current state of play inside the country.

Today's guests include former US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, former Afghan Youth Representative to the UN Shkula Zadran, and Committee to Protect Journalists President Jodie Ginsberg.

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Afghanistan, one year later Aug 12, 2022

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It’s nearly one year since the Taliban took returned to power in Afghanistan and the US withdrew. Since then, a devastating earthquake and ongoing economic crisis have crippled the country. Elliot Ackerman knows Afghanistan well, have served five tours there and in Iraq while in the Marines. Last August, he found himself pulled right back in, trying from afar to help Afghans desperate to flee the country. He details it all in his new book, The Fifth Act, and he speaks with Bianna about why he believes America’s disastrous withdrawal represented the collapse of its morals.

Also in today's show: Ed Perkins, director of the new HBO documentary on Princess Diania, The Princess; Jennette McCurdy, author of I’m Glad My Mom Died.

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Have we seen the last of runaway inflation? Aug 11, 2022

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After months of pain, it looks like light could be emerging at the end of the tunnel for American consumers: the price of gas has fallen beneath $4 per gallon for the first time since March, and there are signs inflation is easing. For Democrats, the news caps off a hat trick of legislative achievements: President Biden has signed the PACT Act and the CHIPS Act, all ahead of the long-awaited passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, expected to make its way through the House on Friday. To discuss, Patrick Gaspard of the Center for American Progress joins the show.

Also on today's show: Philip Short, author of the new biography Putin; journalist Jane Mayer.

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Zelensky vows to reclaim land from Russia Aug 10, 2022

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Ukraine’s President Zelensky has a message for Putin: not only will you not take any new Ukrainian land, we will claw back what you stole nearly a decade ago. He’s talking about Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014. Zelensky made the comments after the Russian air base in Crimea was hit by several explosions, though Ukraine has not said whether its forces were behind it. Correspondent David McKenzie brings us the latest.

Also in today's show: journalist and author Dana Milbank, Israeli journalist Noa Landau, author Mohsin Hamid, economist Raj Chetty.

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What the Mar-a-Lago search means for Trump Aug 09, 2022

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The news came from former President Trump himself: the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago home, the first time ever that federal agents have searched the residence of a former American leader. It took place under utmost secrecy and there are still many unanswered questions, but what we do know is that the search was related to the handling – or alleged mishandling – of classified documents. To explain the legal implications, former top lawyer at the Justice Department Neal Katyal joins the show.

Also on today's show: US House Democrat Sharice Davids; Haiti Country Director, World Food Programme Jean-Martin Bauer.

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How to get Conservatives to back clean energy Aug 08, 2022

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President Biden has emerged from his Covid isolation and traveled to Kentucky today to visit families hit by catastrophic flooding. This isn’t the first time he’s traveled to sites hit by extreme weather, but it is the first time he’ll be able to tell the people that Washington is about to make its biggest investment ever to tackle rising temperatures. The senate this weekend passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which tackles everything from healthcare to climate, and if it passes the House, it could be on Biden’s desk by the end of the week. Former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis now works to get more conservatives to support green energy and joins the show from South Carolina.

Also on the show: climate scientist Friederike Otto; journalist and author John Sweeney (Killer in the Kremlin); NASA administrator Bill Nelson.

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A dizzying week in global politics Aug 05, 2022

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China’s live fire drills in the Taiwan strait have provided an explosive finale to a dizzying week in global politics. Beijing is making good on its promise that Taipei would pay the price for hosting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier this week, a visit that came just after the White House announced the killing of the leader of Al-Qaeda in Kabul. Domestically, the US has undergone several political earthquakes, with the potential revival of President Biden’s climate agenda and the landslide victory for abortion rights in the steadfastly Republican state of Kansas. The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser joins the show to break down this tumultuous week.

Also on today's show: Ron Howard and Raymond Phathanavirangoon, the director and co-producer, respectively, of the new movie Thirteen Lives, which depicts the 2018 rescue of a Thai football team; historian Evan Thomas, author of Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle To Save The World.

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Can the Dems finally get Biden's 'Build Back Better' passed? Aug 04, 2022

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Democrats are on the brink of an agreement over a substantial climate, healthcare and tax package – without a single Republican vote. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has lambasted the bill, calling it “a terrible deal,” and its fate now comes down to just one senator: Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema. Will President Biden finally get this key piece of his agenda passed? Colorado Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper is a staunch advocate of the bill and joins the show from DC.

Also on today's show: CNN US Security Correspondent Kylie Atwood on the Brittney Griner verdict; Annie Lowrey, staff writer at The Atlantic, on her difficult pregnancies and the heartbreaking choices women sometimes face; NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the passing of his friend, mentor and role model, Bill Russell.

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